Research

Goals

IHHE Research Symposium: In Photo L-R Martha Susiarjo, Rick Woychik, Deborah Cory-Slechta, Pam Lein, Lee Murray, and Paige Lawrence

• To discover new knowledge of how the environment influences health, through direction and support of innovative, transdisciplinary, collaborative research that spans academic and scholarly disciplines.
• Collaborate with the education and engagement pillars to disseminate knowledge to academic and community partners, to encourage the next generation of researchers, and to implement new strategies that promote human health through environmental interactions.

Who we are

Martha Susiarjo, PhD - Co-Leader, Environmental Medicine

Kristin Scheible, MD - Co-Leader, Pediatrics/Neonatology

Sue Groth, PhD, WHNP-BC, FAANP, Nursing

Ehsan Hoque, PhD, Computer Sciences

Todd Jusko, PhD, Public Health Sciences

Lee Murray, PhD, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Kerry O’Banion, MD, PhD, Neurosciences (also MSTP)

Juilee Thakar, PhD, Biostatistics & Computational Biology AND Microbiology & Immunology

Paula Vertino, PhD, Biomedical Genetics/Wilmot Cancer Institute

Anisah Mercado - Department Coordinator

What we do

• catalyzes new research projects through funding investigator-initiated proposals
• promotes new knowledge and creates opportunities for new collaborations through scheduled seminars
• facilitates informal meetings with transdisciplinary researchers focused on emerging concepts
• provides shared services, facilities, and expertise to facilitate scientific discovery and collaboration
• funds support for the next generation of scientists pursuing research on environment-human health interactions